Rivers of Babylon (novel)
Rivers of Babylon is a 1991 thriller novel by Peter Pišťanek.
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| Author | Peter Pišťanek |
|---|---|
| Translator | Peter Petro |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Garnett Press |
Publication date | 1991 |
Published in English | 2007 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 259 |
| ISBN | 978-0-9535878-4-1 |
| OCLC | 180496688 |
| LC Class | PG5439.26.I77 R5813 2007 |
| Followed by | Mladý Dônč |
The plot focuses on the criminal underworld of Bratislava, Slovakia around the time of the Velvet Revolution. The characters - a collection of pimps, prostitutes and swindlers - are all seeking to make themselves a better life, which in each of their worlds means to deceive, use and destroy everyone around them. A villager, Rácz, is gradually caught up this world of greed, money and desire for power.
Movie adaptation
A film of Rivers of Babylon was released in 1998 in Slovak. It was directed by Vladimir Balco and produced by Marian Urban. Music for the film was composed by Jaroslav Filip.
See also
- Literature in Slovakia
References
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